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Association Of Writers & Writing

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Unknown (A00C) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$3.48M (2022)

Expenses
$3.16M (2022)

Total Assets
$4.51M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$767k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,484,988
Expenses
$3,161,878
Net Income
$323,110
Net Assets
$3,743,431
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $334,482
9.6%
Program Services $2,428,379
69.7%
Investment Income $48,086
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $1,389
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$28,657
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $701,309
20.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $243,799
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $912,318
28.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,510,924
Total Liabilities $767,493
Net Assets $3,743,431
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Sherman (Executive Director) $124,520 $0 $7,800
M Annette Bousquet (Dir Of Finance And Ops) $61,627 $0 $4,333
Kathleen Driskell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Herman (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
January Gill O'neil (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vanderslice (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Saul (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kris Bigalk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Aielli (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Demisty Bellinger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sean Bernard (Board Member (From 6/2021)) $0 $0 $0
Regina Brooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jenny Yang Cropp (Board Member (From 6/2021)) $0 $0 $0
James Tate Hill (Board Member (From 6/2021)) $0 $0 $0
Kenyatta Rogers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sumita Shakraborty (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Vera (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Judy Wilson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Woodruff (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Kleinman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,121,674
Expenses
$2,129,078
Net Income
-$7,404
Net Assets
$4,090,715
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $357,210
16.8%
Program Services $1,074,205
50.6%
Investment Income $96,922
4.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $268
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$9,813
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $602,882
28.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $156,384
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $868,320
40.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,983,574
Total Liabilities $892,859
Net Assets $4,090,715
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cynthia Sherman (Executive Director) $124,778 $0 $30,562
Kathleen Driskell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
January Gill O'neil (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Herman (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Susan Rodgers (Vice Chair Thru 11/20) $0 $0 $0
Kris Bigalk (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Saul (Treasurer From 11/20) $0 $0 $0
Rob Trott (Treasurer Thru 11/20) $0 $0 $0
Regina Brooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kim Chinquee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Kleinman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vanderslice (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Vera (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Aielli (Board Member From 11/20) $0 $0 $0
Demisty Bellinger (Board Member From 11/20) $0 $0 $0
Brian Leung (Board Member From 11/20) $0 $0 $0
Kenyatta Rogers (Board Member From 11/20) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Woodruff (Board Member From 11/20) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,306,447
Expenses
$3,245,836
Net Income
-$939,389
Net Assets
$3,487,983
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $88,131
3.8%
Program Services $2,115,348
91.7%
Investment Income $101,677
4.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $624
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $667
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $171,427
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,086,067
33.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,390,717
Total Liabilities $902,734
Net Assets $3,487,983
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chloe Schwenke Thru August 2019 (Executive Director) $104,947 $0 $8,293
Cynthia Sherman (Executive Director) $94,977 $0 $22,523
Kathleen Driskell (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ruth Dickey (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
January Gill O'neil (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Kris Bigalk (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Regina Brooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kim Chinquee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Herman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Kleinman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Jackson Rodgers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Stone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Vanderslice (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Vera (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robb Trott (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,523,802
Expenses
$3,657,757
Net Income
-$133,955
Net Assets
$4,444,967
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $102,991
2.9%
Program Services $3,365,931
95.5%
Investment Income $44,345
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $5,785
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,162
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,912
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $116,406
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,129,633
30.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,947,497
Total Liabilities $502,530
Net Assets $4,444,967
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chloe Schwenke (Executive Director) $46,875 $0 $781
Robin Reagler (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Susan Jackson Rodgers (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Stone (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Culver (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Haynes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mike Astrue (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kris Bigalk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Erica Dawson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ruth Dickey (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathleen Driskell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
January Gill O'neil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rigoberto Gonzalez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jerod Santek (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robb Trott (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,202,326
Expenses
$3,024,285
Net Income
$178,041
Net Assets
$4,479,390
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $115,990
3.6%
Program Services $2,971,560
92.8%
Investment Income $35,590
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $6,276
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $69,360
2.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,550
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $143,617
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $869,573
28.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,046,390
Total Liabilities $567,000
Net Assets $4,479,390
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fenza (Executive Director) $141,228 $0 $17,926
David Haynes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Culver (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Reagler (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Oliver De La Paz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jerod Santek (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mike Astrue (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kris Bigalk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jill Christmas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rigoberto Gonzales (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Leahy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
January Gill O'neil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elise Paschen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Jackson Rodgers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David J Rothman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Stone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Sukrungruang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robb Trott (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lesley Wheeler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,613,510
Expenses
$3,406,318
Net Income
$207,192
Net Assets
$4,232,746
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $135,300
3.7%
Program Services $3,373,405
93.4%
Investment Income $54,481
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $7,526
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $14,373
0.4%
Sales of Assets $26,320
0.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,105
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $138,226
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $862,702
25.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,723,011
Total Liabilities $490,265
Net Assets $4,232,746
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fenza (Executive Director) $115,504 $0 $17,926
David Haynes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Culver (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Oliver De La Paz (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Reagler (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerod Santek (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mike Astrue (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kris Bigalk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rigoberto Gonzales (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Lathbury (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
January Gill O'neil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elise Paschen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Jackson Rodgers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Stone (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Sukrungruang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robb Trott (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lesley Wheeler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,576,014
Expenses
$3,247,313
Net Income
$328,701
Net Assets
$3,900,602
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $129,275
3.6%
Program Services $3,269,748
91.4%
Investment Income $49,436
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $8,452
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $115,201
3.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,902
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $153,006
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $811,476
25.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,754,723
Total Liabilities $854,121
Net Assets $3,900,602
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fenza (Executive Director) $110,050 $0 $20,753
Bonnie Culver (Chair) $0 $0 $0
David Haynes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Oliver De La Paz (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Reagler (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerod Santek (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jill Christman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Lathbury (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Leahy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Merrill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
January Gill O'neil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elise Paschen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Rothman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Sukrungruang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robb Trott (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lesley Wheeler (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,493,980
Expenses
$3,220,570
Net Income
$273,410
Net Assets
$3,733,195
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $133,081
3.8%
Program Services $3,194,848
91.4%
Investment Income $81,500
2.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $11,656
0.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $41,872
1.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,023
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $157,790
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $724,855
22.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,473,601
Total Liabilities $740,406
Net Assets $3,733,195
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fenza (Executive Director) $112,809 $0 $36,099
Bonnie Culver (Chair) $0 $0 $0
David Haynes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Oliver De La Paz (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Reagler (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerod Santek (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jill Christman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Lathbury (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Leahy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Merrill (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elise Paschen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Perkowski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Rothman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Sukrungruang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,378,976
Expenses
$2,993,360
Net Income
$385,616
Net Assets
$3,552,226
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $130,229
3.9%
Program Services $3,173,036
93.9%
Investment Income $49,562
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $11,994
0.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,155
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $147,345
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $745,889
24.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,285,656
Total Liabilities $733,430
Net Assets $3,552,226
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fenza (Executive Director) $112,169 $0 $35,176
Bonnie Culver (Chair) $0 $0 $0
David Haynes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Oliver De La Paz (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Reagler (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jerod Santek (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jill Christman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Roger Lathbury (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anna Leahy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elise Paschen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Chris Perkowski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Rothman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherly St Germain (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ira Sukrungruang (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,103,867
Expenses
$2,764,435
Net Income
$339,432
Net Assets
$2,936,795
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $192,302
6.2%
Program Services $2,872,135
92.5%
Investment Income $28,202
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $8,701
0.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,527
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $130,319
4.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $661,225
23.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,504,712
Total Liabilities $567,917
Net Assets $2,936,795

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,711,437
Expenses
$2,459,941
Net Income
$251,496
Net Assets
$2,532,136
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $139,348
5.1%
Program Services $2,530,935
93.3%
Investment Income $24,734
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $12,698
0.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,722
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $100,525
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $582,318
23.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,091,729
Total Liabilities $559,593
Net Assets $2,532,136

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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